- Stop running long. I'm going to be content running and racing short. No half marathons, no long triathlons, just 5k or 10k runs, and Sprint or Olympic triathlons for me this year.
- Stop running fast. I'm trying hard to stick to my pace zones, as prescribed by JD. Sometimes it's hard, but it's better than getting injured
So, assuming I can stay injury free, I want to race more this season. For Christmas, I bought myself two Somersault gift certificates; one for a sprint tri and one for an olympic. I couldn't decide what races I wanted to do, and since Jan 1st was the cutoff to get race entries at 20% off, I went the GC route. Worst case scenario, I can sell them if I don't need them.
So that's two races. Meech Lake will be a third, since I can't not race at such a great venue. My duties as OTC coach, also gets me entered one Somersault event, so already I'm up to 4 (2 more than my HUGE race season a few years ago) So 4 triathlons. I think that's a pretty good number.
Next up is running. Since a fellow OTC coach is racing the Ottawa Race Weekend 10k with his new baby, I may have to show off Casey's running prowess by competing against him and his daughter. Though Casey is a month older, he's nice and lean, so that should give me an advantage. There is also the Hintonburg 5k that will need to be raced, since it goes right by my house, and it's a great course through the neighbourhood.
Last up a swim... Participants in the Bring on the Bay 3K swim last year got pretty good swag, so I may just have to swim this. This means that I may have to start swimming more than once every few weeks.
So, stay healthy and race. Simple, but important goals and considering my little guy will be crawling/walking this summer, I think I'm going to be pretty busy with other things
